Name: Guarda Guided Walking Tour-Timeless Stories of Portugal's Highest City
Brand: Historias Com Passadas
Availability: InStock

Guarda Guided Walking Tour-Timeless Stories of Portugal's Highest City

Free Puzzle🧩 Primera Pieza · Tú decides cuánto vale

Run by a local guide · Historias Com Passadas

Booking is free; at the end you give the guide what you think is fair. Free cancellation at any time.

Discover the fascinating history of Guarda, the highest city in Portugal. Uncover the stories that have shaped this city over time and meet the iconic characters that have left their mark. Join us on this captivating journey through the ages!

Duration

2 h 30 min

Destination

Guarda

Meeting Point

Cathedral of Guarda

Provider

Historias Com Passadas

Description

This is a different look at the city; the people who shaped her and her works that they left for posterity - The timeless Giants of the Guarda.
Travel back in time, to the twelfth century, with D. Sancho I, the colonist, and unravel his main concerns.

In the fourteenth century, get to know the magnificent Cathedral of Guarda and be dazzled by the interior and the view from the terraces.
The journey continues, discover the ancient streets by giant strides, cross the walls and centuries, until you return to the present and learn why the Rooster is judged and burned at the stake every year.

Meet the other Giants who helped fill the pages of this magnificent city's stories:
- Rui de Pina; Friar Pedro do Guará; Lopo de Carvalho e Sousa Martins; José Maria Pedrosa.

We will visit:
-Estátua de D. Sancho I
-Sé Catedral (Indoor; Terrace)
-Praça Luis de Camões
-Portas D’el Rei e da Erva
-Igreja de S. Vicente (Outdoor only)
-Judiaria
-Rua Rui de Pina
-Torre dos Ferreiros (Outdoor only)
-Largo de Frei Pedro
-Jardim José de Lemos
-Edifício do arquivo Distrital (Outdoor only)
-Teatro da Guarda (Outdoor only)
-Parque de Saúde
-Escola de Santa Clara (Outdoor only)

Traveler reviews

10 reviews in total · Opinions from people who already lived the experience

Bom passeio pela cidade dos 5 efs

Passeio tranquilo, guia agradável e atento e informação muito esclarecedora. Obrigada Gonçalo pela disponibilidade.

Valentina Machado · October 2026

Guarda encantafora

Gonzalo nos ha explicado de maravilla los gigantes de Guarda, Tour muy ameno y completo, lo recomiendo 100%. Muchas gracias Gonzalo!

maria jose florez santiago · May 2026

5* recomendo vivamente

O guia Gonçalo, foi extremamente bem disposto e divertido. Contou-nos História e histórias da Guarda de uma forma ligeira, engraçada, competente e muitíssimo interessante. Gostaríamos muito de encontrar guias Gonçalos em todas as cidades que visitarmos ????. Obrigada

Marlene Santos · April 2026

Excelente guia

Uma boa experiência para conhecer a Guarda

Rita Cristóvão · December 2025

Tour Guarda

Fizemos o Free Tour em Guarda com o Gonzalo e adorámos! Aprendemos imenso sobre a cidade e a história, tudo explicado de forma muito divertida e interessante. Recomendamos totalmente e voltaremos com certeza. Obrigado, Gonzalo!

David Martín · October 2025

Muy entretenido y muy completo

El guía muy majo y encantador y nos ha hecho un tour por toda la cuidad muy completo y entretenido, explicando curiosidades de la ciudad de Guarda.

Ma Angélica Cebrian Martín · April 2025

Guarda Guided Walking Tour-Timeless Stories of Portugal's Highest City

Description

Includes

Meeting Point

Traveler reviews

Availability and Language